Assessment Tools and Resources

Helpful Assessment Tools

• CSUN Demographic Questions for Student Affairs Surveys
• NASPA/ACPA Assessment Competencies for Student Affairs Professionals
  • NASPA/ACPA Assessment Competencies for Student Affairs Professionals: Pages 13 - 16 (Accessible Version)
• Culture of Evidence Rubric
  • Culture of Evidence Rubric (Accessible Version)
• CAS - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education - Student Affairs has purchased a copy of all of the standards.
• Association of American Colleges & Universities Rubrics
• Student Affairs Assessment: Theory to Practice (2016) Henning, Roberts and Ludvik.
• You are a Data Person: Strategies for Analytics on Campus (2021) Parnell

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Internal University Resources

• Academic Assessment and Program Review - Faculty led assessment of academic programs.
• Anthology (Campus Labs)- Contact the Assessment Office for an account
  • Planning (for submitting annual strategic goals and reports)
  • Baseline (survey tool)
  • User Training Guide and Recording
• CSU Audit and Advisory Services - Some departments may be required to participate in an internal audit.
• Institutional Research
  • CSUN Counts - Interactive dashboards
  • CSUN Inside Counts - Infographic reports related to student success.
  • Campus-Wide Student Surveys (NSSE, Freshmen, Senior)
• Qualtrics – Survey administration tool - CSUN has a campus license.
• CSUN Survey Administration Committee - Larger surveys directed toward broad campus populations will require review by this committee.
• CSUN Survey Calendar
• WASC Accreditation
• Student Affairs Dashboard - Student Participation Data Disaggregated